The Auditor-General of South Africa plays a critical role in strengthening democracy through auditing public sector institutions. Public sector auditing ensures compliance, performance evaluation, and governance transparency, ultimately building public confidence. Key stakeholders include government

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This presentation outlines proposed legislative reforms to enhance the professionalization of the public service in South Africa. Key areas targeted include managing the political-administrative interface, training and development of employees, promoting ethical conduct, and more. Priority legislati

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Spatial data mining involves uncovering valuable patterns from extensive spatial datasets, offering insights into historical events, environmental phenomena, and predictive analytics. Examples range from analyzing disease outbreaks to predicting habitat suitability for endangered species. The applic

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India Alliance Clinical & Public Health fellowship in India\n\nIndia Alliance Clinical and Public Health Research Fellowships are for Health researchers with an MD, MS, MPH, or an equivalent clinical or public health degree, who can apply for the DBT\/Wellcome Trust India Alliance Clinical and Publi

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Explore the world of biological datasets, lipidomics, genomics, epigenomics, proteomics, and the application of omics in studying biological mechanisms, predicting outcomes, and identifying important variables. Dive into DNA, gene expression, methylation, and genetic datasets to unravel the complexi

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VSAM utilizes three primary methods to find logical records - Relative Byte Address, Relative Record Number, and Key field. Relative Byte Address assigns a unique address to each record based on sequential ordering. Relative Record Number is used in RRDS datasets to access records by a numbered sequ

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Public key cryptography, exemplified by algorithms like Diffie-Hellman and RSA, revolutionizes secure communication by allowing users to encrypt messages with public keys known to all and decrypt them with private keys known only to the intended recipient. This advanced encryption method ensures sec

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Explore the latest primary tumour staging changes for skin cancer, including updates from RCPath, datasets for BCC and SCC, changes in TNM classification for skin carcinomas, and upcoming new college datasets. Dive into the evolving landscape of skin cancer staging since January 2018 with detailed s

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Explore the evolution and role of public services in the municipal sector through a comparative analysis presented in a block seminar by Prof. István Hoffman. Delve into the general theory of public services, the traditional and changing approaches of public administration, and government expenditu

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This cooperative agreement aims to strengthen public health departments by expanding staff, hiring school nurses, and developing public health leaders. It includes major goals like creating a Public Health AmeriCorps and modernizing the public health workforce. The grant terms specify funding distri

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This content provides a detailed walkthrough of utilizing Perseus interface/functions for analyzing label-free and SILAC datasets in the field of proteomics. It covers loading, filtering, visualization, log transformation, rearrangement of columns, and advanced analysis techniques such as scatter pl

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Judicial review is the inherent right of courts to review decision-making processes of public bodies. It allows for challenging and analyzing decisions, granting public law remedies like declaration, certiorari, mandamus, prohibition, and quo warranto. Those adversely affected by public duty actions

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This module on public integrity and ethics delves into key instruments for strengthening ethical practices in public organizations, challenges faced, analyzing codes of ethics, and managing integrity risks. The agenda includes activities like structured ethical reflection, understanding public value

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Understanding simulation studies and their importance in evaluating statistical methods, this presentation delves into the precise coding techniques required in Stata to generate simulated datasets, produce estimates, and analyze performance metrics. With a focus on consistent terminology, data-gene

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Joanna Feeney, Tobacco Control Programme Manager at Public Health England, leads efforts in supporting the implementation of NHS-funded Tobacco Dependence Treatment Services. The role involves expertise in evidence-based models, establishing local governance structures, utilizing datasets for planni

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Project EDDIE focuses on improving student quantitative reasoning through inquiry-driven exploration of complex datasets. The project aims to support instructors in guiding students to enhance their understanding of scientific concepts and quantitative skills. With a commitment to community and lear

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Investigating natural language interfaces for querying structured MOF data stored in a knowledge graph, this project focuses on developing strategies using NLP to translate NL questions to KG queries. The MOF-KG integrates datasets, enabling query, computation, and reasoning for deriving new knowled

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Public procurement involves the systematic acquisition of goods, works, and services using public funds through a fair and transparent process. The Public Procurement Act of 2007 outlines the procedures for procurement, ensuring value for money, efficiency, and equity. This process aims to instill p

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The Indiana Open Door Law ensures transparency in public agency actions by requiring open meetings unless exempted. The Public Access Counselor provides guidance on public access laws, emphasizing the importance of public information accessibility. Meetings under the law must be open to the public,

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Discover a plethora of sources, tools, and datasets in text mining through resources shared by Bettina Berendt and references from lectures and publications. Uncover DH-specific tools and powerful NLP tools like Ling Pipe, OpenNLP, Stanford Parser, and NLTK Toolkit for text analysis and processing.

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Dive into the world of data analysis using RCommander with this comprehensive guide. Learn how to import, clean, and analyze data efficiently, ensuring your datasets are well-prepared for insightful insights. Follow simple steps to navigate RCommander, import Excel files, save datasets, and review v

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A comprehensive guide providing side-by-side code examples in Stata, Python, and R, facilitating easy translation between the languages. It covers setting up Python for Stata, handling dataframes, storing datasets, working with log files, merging datasets, describing and summarizing data, and more.

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Public Health Practitioners (PHPs) play a crucial role in implementing and delivering public health services, programs, and interventions. They focus on promoting health and wellbeing within communities, addressing health inequalities, and protecting the public from environmental hazards. Learn abou

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This text delves into the concept of public goods in higher education, examining the distinctions between public and private forms, the economic and political dimensions, and the normative value of public goods. It discusses the economic definition of public goods, emphasizing their non-rivalrous an

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Collective qualitative secondary analysis involves reusing data through a collaborative lens, embracing multiple viewpoints to gain deeper insights. The approach emphasizes the constructed nature of research data and allows for diverse interpretations and engagements. This article discusses the proc

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This presentation outlines the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) in New Jersey, emphasizing the importance of public access to government meetings and decision-making processes. Sen. Byron M. Baer's Sunshine Law ensures transparency and democracy by allowing the public to attend and observe public bod

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Dawn Archer and Bethan Malory explore the tracing of verbal aggression and other facework strategies over time using themes from the Historical Thesaurus of English. They utilize automated content analysis tools to analyze datasets from various historical periods and propose solutions for prioritizi

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Large, dynamic data user and enterprise-generated data are increasingly popular, leading to the need for better data management systems. Today's approaches involve handling evolving datasets, algorithmic trading, log analysis, and more. The DBToaster project focuses on lightweight systems for managi

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The National Agency of State Property in Georgia, in partnership with the Open Government Partnership (OGP) and supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has undertaken a project to improve transparency, accountability, and citizen engagement in public services. The 2014-2015 Act

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This content emphasizes the importance of transparency in public governance by discussing key laws such as the Brown Act and Public Records Act. It highlights the necessity for public officials to conduct business transparently, allowing the public to monitor and participate in decision-making proce

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Explore the integration of relational databases with QGIS to facilitate efficient spatial data analysis. Discover the importance of recognizing spatial relationships within data sets and the solutions to enhance QGIS for relational datasets. Overcome challenges and delve into the intersection and su

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Proper dataset handling is crucial in machine learning projects. Use publicly available datasets with train/dev/test splits or create your own. Be cautious of overfitting by utilizing independent validation and test sets. Avoid touching the test set until final evaluation to prevent overfitting. Mai

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The VIIRS Land Surface Temperature (LST) Provisional Status project, led by Dr. Yunyue Yu, focuses on improving the LST EDR through algorithm coefficient updates and calibrations. The calibration process involves regression steps and comparisons with reference datasets like MODIS Aqua LST. Various c

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AFNI_proc.py is a Python program that provides a flexible and compact way to process and analyze datasets in AFNI. It takes input options to describe processing steps, producing a Unix script file that runs AFNI programs for data analysis. The script not only performs data analysis but also saves di

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An introductory course designed for researchers familiar with basic statistics but new to using international education datasets such as PISA and TALIS. The course includes lectures, practical activities, and computer workshops covering survey design, cross-national comparisons, and data analysis. P

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The political process involves the interaction of public opinion, interest groups, and political parties. Public opinion, shaped by factors like media and socialization, influences government actions. This chapter discusses the significance of public opinion, its formation, and measurement through p

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Spatial trajectories represent moving objects in geographical spaces with examples from human mobility, transportation vehicles, animals, and natural phenomena. Sources of trajectory data include human mobility records, active/passive recordings, and sensor data. The paradigm of trajectory data mini

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Welsh Revenue Authority (WRA) is a new tax authority for Wales aiming to raise funds for public services through devolved Welsh taxes. They publish statistics in HTML format since 2018, focusing on detailed datasets and innovative breakdowns for better user experience. The shift to HTML publishing h

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Big data involves analyzing and extracting information from large and complex datasets that traditional software cannot handle. AI algorithms play a crucial role in processing big data to find patterns that humans may overlook. Ethical considerations arise in defining what is "interesting" in the da

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The public procurement system in Lithuania is governed by various laws and regulations, covering different sectors such as concessions, defense/security, utilities, and classical sector. The system includes procedures for different monetary value procurements, including international, simplified, an

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